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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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